[ILUG] Playstation Linux box?

[Niall O Broin]

On Wed, Mar 06, 2002 at 11:12:53AM +0000, Ferren MacIntyre wrote:

> Our local Linux guru (also head of the Oceanography Dept) suggests the best
> Sony Playstation, a ¤134 Linux box, and a monitor, as the best system for
> running geophysical models, although he hasn't done this himself (yet).
> 
> Anyone have any experience or thoughts on this approach, or know where to
> get the box?

Only just becoming available in Europe, and of course the Playstation itself
won't run Linux - you have to add on a box which gives you a hard disk,
keyboard and network interfaces etc. and AFAIR it costs about $300. In the
end, you'll get more bang for the buck and more convenience with a cheap PC.




Niall